by HomeOfEighT8 | May 9, 2017 | YPOP Stories
Alison was 18 when she connected with Nicole and The Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program. She was pregnant and felt isolated and hopeless. Nicole helped her connect to a midwife and other community supports. Alison had stable housing and was managing all right by the...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Apr 1, 2017 | YPOP Stories
Laura is a young mom with two young daughters. Laura had a very fractured relationship with her parents during her adolescence. She moved out before finishing high school and ended up couch-surfing and hanging out with a few friends on the street. When she got...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Dec 14, 2015 | Featured Article, Health
Research looking at how the timing of sexual initiation in adolescence impacts adult romantic ties finds that having sex later may lead to better relationships. In a new study, Dr. Paige Harden, a psychological scientist, investigated how the timing of sexual...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Aug 1, 2015 | YPOP Stories
There are no “typical” days in the life of Nicole, Cridge Young Parent Outreach Worker. As she updates me about the young moms in her program, I hear about the support she gives one young mom to manage her own ADD and parent a baby; another mom trying to understand...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jun 18, 2015 | Advice, Featured Article, Parenting, Resources
Daycare prices in Metro Vancouver have risen so high that the cost of four years of early-childhood care can exceed that of a four-year university degree. A typical family in Vancouver with a child in full-time care from the end of parental leave to the beginning of...
